If you crave Frings, (a hefty combo of onion rings and fries) a chocolate turtle shake and a classic Rubyburger — forget it. Or for a stab of nostalgia, head to the closest Ruby’s Diner in Palm Springs, Irvine or San Diego.

Since Dave Cavanaugh launched the concept in 1982 as an homage to his mother, Ruby Cavanaugh, his diners have spread to six states.

Now the popular Ruby’s in the Galleria at Tyler in Riverside is kaput, gone the way of the 1940s diners it was meant to evoke. When Ruby’s lease was up, the franchise owner couldn’t reach a rent agreement, said Jim Fuson, general manager of the shopping center.

No replacement yet, but there’s good news for lovers of hand-rubbed spices, out-of-this-world sauces and hickory-smoked meat. Barbecue baron Dave Anderson, founder of Famous Dave’s, is opening a company restaurant at the Galleria at Tyler below the AMC Theatre. The empty, 5,100-square-foot location is between Robbin’s Bros. and Yard House. “We’ve been waiting for the right tenant,” Fuson said. Construction should begin soon with an expected late August or early September opening.

White House / Black Market, an upscale women’s clothing store (and subsidiary of Chico) boasts almost 400 boutiques and outlets. Here comes another store, which will start construction in the former 3,600-square-foot Hallmark location in the Galleria at Tyler. Hallmark will move to bigger digs in the Nordstrom corridor.

FANTASIES COME TRUE.

Do I have your attention, Batman and Superman lovers?

Who knew? Some of my colleagues are crazed comic book connoisseurs. One of them, entertainment writer Tim Guy, tipped me off to the relocation of one of his favorite places, Four Color Fantasies. The comic book store at 7172 Archibald Ave. in Rancho Cucamonga is relocating to a larger crib on Sat. Feb. 8 at 8045 Archibald Ave.

Join the celebration from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Here’s the lineup for the big move:

OK, so Hobby Lobby is a better rhyme. Some uberccrafty fans claim that JoAnn’s can’t hold a glue stick to the vaunted Hobby Lobby.

Well, they’re in luck. The popular crafts and home decor store just signed a 10-year lease to move into the Hemet Valley Mall. It’s the 50,000-square-foot property that once housed the Harris’/Gottschalk’s department stores and more recently, Forever 21.

The Hemet store is expected to open in early fall and employ 35 to 50 people.

Get out your glitter and glue sticks. Hobby Lobby is coming to Hemet.

The popular craft and home décor store has signed a lease to move into the Hemet Valley Mall.

Hobby Lobby has agreed to a 10-year lease for a 50,000 square-feet store that once housed the Harris and Gottschalk’s department stores, and more recently, Forever 21, at the western edge of the mall.

The Hemet store is expected to open in early fall and employ 35 to 50 people, paying $14 per hour for full time and $9.50 per hour for part-time associates, according to the company.

Hemet Councilwoman Shellie Milne is excited about the store coming to her city, which has struggled to recover from the recession.

“I think it sends a message to not only Hemet but the rest of Southwest County that other people have faith in us other than ourselves,” she said. “Any community would welcome Hobby Lobby with open arms, and they chose us.”

Hobby Lobby spokesman Vincent Parker said the company has found a niche in Hemet.

“We feel that the market is underserved and that we can bring a very unique shopping experience to the area,” he said.

Based in Oklahoma City, Hobby Lobby currently has almost 600 stores nationwide, including 18 in California with a 19th opening in Norco next month.

Hobby Lobby is part of a Supreme Court lawsuit addressing the constitutionally guaranteed rights of business owners to operate their family companies without violating their deeply held religious convictions.

Hobby Lobby is a Christian-owned business that argues it shouldn’t be required to include drugs they object to in their employee health plans.

The case is related to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate that companies must pay to cover birth control drugs under the new health care law.

There are two craft store chains in Hemet, Michael’s and Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft, and stores such as Wal-Mart and Target also offer craft items.

But shoppers said Hobby Lobby is different and its coming has created quite a stir.

“It’s a big deal,” said Leah Gonzalez of San Jacinto, who travels to the Temecula store at least once a month, or whenever she has a big project

“They have a bigger variety. It’s not just crafts,” she said.

Milne said people connect with the store because of its entrepreneurial spirit and American values. The company was founded in David Green’s Oklahoma City garage in 1972 and is still owned by his deeply religious family. It is closed on Sunday so workers can have the day off.

“People feel a personal connection to that store,” Milne said.

Michael L. Rubin, chief operating officer for mall owner MC Strauss Co., is pleased to have a third anchor in the mall and said Hobby Lobby should help bring other businesses to the facility.

“We think that it’s going to drive a lot of traffic to the mall,” he said. “There’s a lot of buzz about them.”

Laurie Lucas started at The Press-Enterprise in 1981 in the human interest section called Sidelight. Since then she has written mostly features but also detoured into municipal meetings, covering Eastvale, Moreno Valley, Perris, Canyon Lake and Lake Elsinore. After a couple of years as a business reporter, she returned in 2014 to features. She now writes mostly profiles, arts and entertainment stories, dining profiles and a weekly Foodie Empire column. She would love to be a musician, singer dancer, artist, author or scratch cook. But because she’s not, she enjoys a vicarious thrill writing about other people’s talents.

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